The Parks & Rec Major at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Platteville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Platteville is located in Platteville, Wisconsin and approximately 7,547 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Platteville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Parks & Rec
Master’s Degree in Parks & Rec

Online Classes Are Available at UW - Platteville

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW - Platteville offers distance education options for parks & rec at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

UW - Platteville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Rankings

The parks & rec major at UW - Platteville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Parks & Rec Student Demographics at UW - Platteville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the parks & rec majors at University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

UW - Platteville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Program

35% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of parks & rec bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in parks & rec at UW - Platteville are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Platteville with a bachelor's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW - Platteville Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Master’s Program

14% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of parks & rec master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Of the students who received a parks & rec master's degree from UW - Platteville, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Platteville with a master's in parks & rec.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

The following parks & rec concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Platteville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Physical Education	32

Careers That Parks & Rec Grads May Go Into

A degree in parks & rec can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Platteville.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	5,710	$32,030
Coaches and Scouts	5,010	$31,930
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	1,700	$51,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By James Steakley under License

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